Before we’d even booked our last holiday, we’d talked about how the cats would be cared for while we were away. We looked at several options but quickly decided against a cattery. The cats are used to having the run of the house and I knew they’d hate being confined to a small space. Plus Sammie would be really stressed by strangers and noises.
That left a cat sitting service and after doing a lot of research, we contacted Kitty Angels. They arranged to visit us and spent some time with us telling us about the service and asking us lots of questions about the cats and their habits. Tony filled in a questionnaire with all the details of how we wanted the cats fed and cared for. We were very impressed and went ahead and booked with them.
They’ve got brilliant reviews on Facebook, which was just as reassuring as the various documents that Tony had brought to show us, such as insurance and DBS checks.
We had another visit a couple of weeks before we went on holiday, this time from Andrea who would be the main visitor. We showed her where everything was and she made sure she had all the information about the cats that she needed. She also met the cats and made friends with Frodo straight away.
What I loved about the service is that they set up a WhatsApp group so that I could receive twice-daily updates and ask any questions. With every update I got a chatty account of the visit telling me what games they’d been playing and including lots of photos and the odd video. Because of the time difference, the first update was there by the time that I woke up so it was lovely to be able to see how the cats were doing first thing in the morning.
Andrea and the other Angels took some great photos. These are just a few of them.
They played with the laser pointer, the flying frenzy and a piece of string. They got down on the floor and played with mice. They fussed them and cuddled them and talked to them. Even timid little Sammie had a fuss and some playtime.
They cleaned up any mess, even getting the vacuum out and took any waste away with them so there was no smell. They let us know that the cats were eating well and using their litter trays. On bonfire night they put my iPod dock on a timer so there was some music to block out the fireworks.
I’ve already booked them for next year. I came home to happy, healthy, well-fed cats and you can’t ask better than that.
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December 16, 2016 at 12:35 PM
What a great service. It is nice to know that the little ones are being cared for while you are away. When my girlfriend went out of town, I would go and take care of her cats making sure they were fed and litter cleaned. Played with them, let they out on the back porch when the weather permitted and wrote a daily journal of my visit and how the kitties were doing. I also texted her photos so she felt she never had to worry about them while she was away. My son now does that for her. It’s so nice not to have that worry while you vacation. And at home is where they will feel most comfortable. I’m sure they will be so happy when you return, though.
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December 16, 2016 at 7:39 PM
It does make all the difference knowing that the kitties are safe and happy. We got back a few weeks ago and they were happy to see us but didn’t seem cross with us for abandoning them.
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